1985 Maccabiah Games
The 1985 12th Maccabiah Games brought over 4,000 athletes to Israel from 37 nations to compete in 28 sports.
History
The Maccabiah Games were first held in 1932.[1] In 1961, they were declared a "Regional Sports Event" by, and under the auspices and supervision of, the International Olympic Committee.[2][3][4]
Opening ceremonies
Twenty years after his first appearance in the Maccabiah, Olympic Champion Mark Spitz returned to Israel to carry the Opening Ceremony’s Torch into Ramat Gan Stadium. He was accompanied by Shirli Shapiro, Anok Spitzer, and Shlomit Romano, children of three of the Israelis slain at the 1972 Munich Olympics.
Notable performances
Seven men's and 14 women's records were broken in swimming, with the U.S. team winning all but three of the gold medals in this category. Twelve new men's records and 7 new women's records were broken in track and field.
The U.S. won 109 gold medals, 90 silver medals, and 74 bronze medals, slightly fewer than half of the medals won by all other countries combined.
Canadian Mark Berger, who had won a silver medal at the Olympics the year prior, won a gold medal in judo. American Ken Flax won the gold medal in the hammer throw.[5][1]</ref> American Donna Orender played for, was the oldest player on, and was captain of the Team USA women's basketball team.[6][7][8]
A Junior Maccabiah was held for the first time.
Participating communities
The number in parentheses indicates the number of participants that community contributed.
Argentinien
Australien
Österreich
Belgien
Bermuda
Brasilien
Kanada
Chile
Kolumbien
Dänemark
Ecuador
Finnland
Frankreich
West Germany
Gibraltar
Guam
Indien
Israel
Italien
Japan
Mexiko
Niederlande
Norwegen
Panama
Peru
Puerto Rico
Südafrika
Schweden
Schweiz
Türkei
Vereinigtes Königreich
Vereinigte Staaten
Uruguay
Venezuela
Virgin Islands
Yugoslavia
Zaire
References
- ^ "The 20th Maccabiah Games: A brief History (Part 1)," The Canadian Jewish News.
- ^ Helen Jefferson Lenskyj (2012). Gender Politics and the Olympic Industry. Palgrave Macmillan.
- ^ Mitchell G. Bard and Moshe Schwartz (2005). 1001 Facts Everyone Should Know about Israel p. 84.
- ^ "History of the Maccabiah Games". Maccabi Australia.
- ^ The Sidelines : Security Tight at Maccabiah Games - latimes
- ^ [https://www.maccabiusa.com/about/legends/donna-orender/ "Donna Orender" | Maccabi USA
- ^ "Donna Orender" | Maccabi USA
- ^ The Jewish Olympics: The History of the Maccabiah Games - Ron Kaplan - Google Books